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For example, in the following areas the median level of education is much hi'gher:
Reidsville 9. 1 years
Burlington 10.8 years
Urban North Carolina 10.4 years
The median grade completed by adults in Leaksville, Draper, and Spray is 8.0
years of schooling. This is the same level of education that has been attained by
rural residents of Leaksville Township. Although residents of rural areas in the
state usually have less education than residents of urban areas, this is not true in
Rockingham County.
for the Tri-Cities.
Here the median of 8.0 for the entire county equals the median
Nevertheless, the median of 8.9 for the entire state is much
higher than the median level of education in the Tri-Cities.
Table 15 reveals that nonwhites tend to have less formal education than do whites
in the Tri-Cities. Throughout North Carolina nonwhites have completed considerably
fewer school years than whites. In Spray which has the largest nonwhite population
This relatively higher level of education for nonwhites is
However, in Draper the nonwhites have slightly more formal
in the Tri-Cities, the lack of formal education is more prevalent than in either
Leaksville or Draper.
education than whites.
an unusual occurrence.
A large segment of the adults in each municipality have completed less than
eight years of schooling. People with no more than a seventh grade education are
considered to be functionally illiterate. Normally they cannot read and understand
moderately complicated directions. One-half of the adults living in the Tri-Cities
have completed no more than the seventh grade. Many of the people with an inadequate
education may be elderly persons who had fewer opportunities to attend high school
when they were young.
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For example, in the following areas the median level of education is much hi'gher:
Reidsville 9. 1 years
Burlington 10.8 years
Urban North Carolina 10.4 years
The median grade completed by adults in Leaksville, Draper, and Spray is 8.0
years of schooling. This is the same level of education that has been attained by
rural residents of Leaksville Township. Although residents of rural areas in the
state usually have less education than residents of urban areas, this is not true in
Rockingham County.
for the Tri-Cities.
Here the median of 8.0 for the entire county equals the median
Nevertheless, the median of 8.9 for the entire state is much
higher than the median level of education in the Tri-Cities.
Table 15 reveals that nonwhites tend to have less formal education than do whites
in the Tri-Cities. Throughout North Carolina nonwhites have completed considerably
fewer school years than whites. In Spray which has the largest nonwhite population
This relatively higher level of education for nonwhites is
However, in Draper the nonwhites have slightly more formal
in the Tri-Cities, the lack of formal education is more prevalent than in either
Leaksville or Draper.
education than whites.
an unusual occurrence.
A large segment of the adults in each municipality have completed less than
eight years of schooling. People with no more than a seventh grade education are
considered to be functionally illiterate. Normally they cannot read and understand
moderately complicated directions. One-half of the adults living in the Tri-Cities
have completed no more than the seventh grade. Many of the people with an inadequate
education may be elderly persons who had fewer opportunities to attend high school
when they were young.
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